Life Course Origins of the Metabolic Syndrome in Middle-Aged Women and Men: The Role of Socioeconomic Status and Metabolic Risk Factors in Adolescence and Early Adulthood

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 103-110

  Gustafsson, Per E ^a   Persson, Mats ^a   Hammarstrom, Anne ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Adult; Blood Pressure; Body Mass Index; Cohort Studies; Metabolic Syndrome X; Prospective Studies; Socioeconomic Status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650359027     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2010.08.012     Document Type: Article

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